Power Outage Frustrates 500 Monrovia Homes
Southern California Edison (SCE)
had planned a power outage to take place in the northeastern section of
Monrovia, including parts of Myrtle Avenue in Old Town, beginning Saturday,
Feb. 22 at midnight and lasting, allegedly, until Sunday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m.
That didn’t...
Southern California Edison Work Will Begin in Front of City Hall in February
- Courtesy image F. Muhammad from Pixabay
Beginning
Feb. 3, Southern California Edison (SCE), along with other approved contractors
(International Line Builders and Rokstad), will be working in the neighborhood
on and near Ivy Avenue adjacent to City Hall to...
Monrovians Donate 5.5 Acres to the Hillside Wilderness Preserve
Two Monrovians graciously offered to donate
5.5 acres of private property to the City of Monrovia, adding land to the
Hillside Wilderness Preserve. On Jan. 21, the City Council approved the items
related to the donation including rezoning the property, ensuring the land
cannot be developed. It...
Monrovia’s Community Emergency Response Training This Saturday
Monrovia Community Emergency Response Training’s (CERT) next basic training is the first three Saturdays of February from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-registration is now open at Eventbrite.
The classes will cover emergency preparedness, fire suppression
and safety, disaster medical operations,...
Annual Homeless Count Begins in Monrovia
Volunteers hit the streets of Monrovia to count
homeless during the first day of the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count
Tuesday. The count is designed and run by Los Angeles Homeless Services
Authority (LAHSA) to help understand and fight homelessness.
Due to...
Avalon Bay Project Breaks Ground in Monrovia
By Susan
Motander
Members of the Monrovia City Council joined officials from Avalon
Bay to turn over ceremonial shovels of dirt to celebrate the construction of a
154-unit mixed-use apartment complex. There will be several store fronts
opening on Myrtle Avenue along with the...
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Compiled
by Susan Motander
State
of the City Address Will be Jan. 29
Each year the mayor and members of the City
Council address the entire community and present the “State of the City” in a relatively
brief presentation. This is...
New Design for Monrovia Utility Bill Arrives in February
By
Susan Motander
Now that the City Council has changed its policy
to be in accordance with recent state legislation regarding shutting off
utilities, a new design has been created for the city bills. It will make
its debut next month. Starting in February, the...
Love in the Time of Monrovia Elections
One candidate has the ultimate spousal
support
By
Terry Miller
I recently scanned Facebook only to find an
inordinate amount of self-promotion and advertising for the upcoming March
municipal election in Monrovia as well as that other election slated for
November.
Volunteers Needed for Annual Homeless Count in Monrovia
The
City of Monrovia, along with other cities in Los Angeles County, will once
again participate in the Point-In-Time
Homeless Count, an annual event
coordinated by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
This year’s count
is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020....